So I never blogged about the G-Wagen thing we went to last weekend and it was so much fun that I wanted to blog it still. So today is a two-for-one special: last weekend AND this weekend all packed into one post….
Last weekend we headed down to Philomath for a Gelendewagen Treffen. Treffen apparently means “meet-up” in German and a Gelendewagen is Mercedes big, boxy SUV. In case you didn’t know we have a G-Wagen. Not a new one – a 1981 which is pretty much a diesel tank, that surprisingly gets great gas mileage. Older G-Wagens are pretty rare to see in the U.S. because they were imported from Europe and weren’t made in the states until the early 2000’s. Thus…when you own a G-Wagen you’re sort of initiated into a little club. Craig reads these online forums where the owners of these vehicles talk shop which is how we found out about this meet-up.
I thought it was going to be super lame. I’ve been to one of these things before and I was definitely the token female surrounded by guys talking about the size of their engines using car speak that left me completely out of the loop. This time was different. These photos pretty much sum up the weekend.
Gorgeous, right?
Everyone stayed at the most beautiful vineyard (Lumos winery) owned and run by fellow G-Wagen owners and the entire weekend was perfect – tasting delicious wines (Craig doesn’t even like wine and he liked it!), eating delicious food and having fun with new friends. Here are some more photos from the weekend.
{the property}
{happy Marley with new dog friends}
{fancy sleeping arrangements}
{our sleeping arrangements – surprisingly comfy}
{traveling in groups}
{stopping for a wine break in the great outdoors}
{family photo}
THEN….
This weekend we watched the U.S. World Cup game at a pub downtown. The outcome was disappointing, but it was a fun experience. It was my first football game watched in a pub and it definitely helps you get into it more when everyone else around you is. Craig’s always liked soccer and I’ve always watched the World Cup with him even though it’s not my thing (this is the 3rd one we’ve watched together!), but this year I really enjoyed it!
We also went to a wedding. One of the couples in our church home community (David and Kim) got married and it was such a fun and beautiful affair.
{the ceremony at The Old Church}
{delicious DELICIOUS food}
{home community boys & girls}
{we weren’t in the wedding – just taking home center pieces}
{I was real excited about my new dress}
THE END!
Hope you all had fun
weekends as well!
xo
{Lauren}
Your dress is fantastic! Where’d you find it? Orange and grey are awesome together looks like.
I love that dress!! I am so obsessed with fun party dresses right now.
GelÄndewagen ;))
It looks like you had a great weekend! Your pictures from the vineyard are gorgeous!
love your ruffle dress!! and love all the photos youve posted 🙂 x
Oooh, your dress is stunning!!!
LOVE the dress you wore to the wedding!! It’s gorgeous 🙂 The G-Wagen trip looked like a lot of fun, too! Who woulda known? Haha 🙂 Have a great week!
So many fun things! Your dress is adorable!
i have been such a bad commenter lately. sorry about that!
love your dress, but i love pretty much everything you wear.
glad you had fun last weekend in philomath. looks like a beautiful place to stay!!
have a great week.
monica
That dress is SO cute! Looks like you’ve had some fun times lately!
What a great weekend! & your dress is really pretty! 🙂
LOVE your dress!!!
i’m glad you had fun on your g-wagen adventure. back when chris raced motorcycles, i sometimes felt super out of place since there weren’t many women around!
your dress is really pretty, and so are you! i like the simple cake they had, and that sandwich is making me hungry, even though i literally just finished eating a huge blueberry bagel!
XOXO!
Oh man! That dress is too cute! 🙂
Wow, those are some beauuutiffulll pictures! It looks like you all had a wonderful time :)!
Darn! Your weekend definitely beats all of mine this year. haha. That trips seems so awesome! That’s the kind of thing I really like doing. You and your man look so good/happy together! I will now be thinking about wine for the rest of the work day 🙂
bebos, k
Oh my gosh gorgeous!
that is an adorable dress! and your hair is so pretty!! that wedding looks gorgeous – i’m digging the color scheme (and the food selection). i dream of staying at the jupiter hotel when we finally make it to portland – it looks amazing!
Fun weekends! Thanks for posting the photos. I had never heard of G-Wagons until you brought them into my world.
Oh Lauren, I love your dress! You look so pretty:) The G-wagen trip looks like it was fun too!
love your dress!!!
and the wine break of course!!!
xo
brandi
imback to eating healthy and hitting the gym
Oh man that food looks so good…and your weekend look like they’ve been super fun! You come super close to our building a lot (the FM and Old Church are a few blocks away) so I’m surprised we’ve never crossed paths!
The G-wagon thing sounds cool! I didn;t know any of that!!!
You look super cute in that dress! Sounds like it was a great time!!!
The winery is gorgeous! And so is your dress! Sounds like a great two weekends! 🙂
I grew up in Philomath! It looks like you had two very fun-filled weekends 🙂 🙂
that car is awesome! that’s so cool you guys have one! & that dress is fantastic. glad you had a good weekend 🙂
Beautiful pictures.
I love your dress,
the scenery looks wonderful!
This is such a great post!! And I love how much you guys live life. That excursion looks like so much fun and that vino yum. Marc and I watched the US and Ghana game this weekend at a local Irish Pub. Sending you a sweet hug!!! XO
was that at Kells? Love that place! I still don’t know how they get the money to stick…
Those potatoes were EPIC. I’m going to make them for the first Home Community potluck of fall! P.S. your trip looked so fun. And I can’t wait to share my “book” with you, we had our shoot on Sunday!
i just went to a wedding this weekend too! and blogged about it (kind of) but it was more focused on peoples’ reactions to weddings: http://mysocalleddenver.blogspot.com/2010/06/getting-hitched.html.
lauren, i think you have convinced me to get an iphone if for nothing else than for the camera 🙂